June 28 - Catherine Pass (and to Sunset Pass)

Cool but sunny morning today; we actually had a high of only 75 yesterday (beautiful) so the night was cool.

I'm heading up Big Cottonwood today to hike to Sunset Peak. That was my goal a couple of weeks ago but I got stopped by snow (and a lack of trail) just passed Lake Martha. Can't say the snow will all be melted today but there definitely should be less.

Trailhead was 48 degrees at 8:45am. A little chilly when the sun disappeared behind the clouds but with the sun out it was perfect - helps to be climbing a steep grade too :)

Chipmunks are scurrying around this morning as are the ground squirrels. The Avalanche Lilies have faded in all but a few spots. Mostly the same flowers the slope except I find a wonderful Green Gentian. It stands about 3-4ft tall -- not sure why they call it Green Gentian because the flowers are purple & white.

Find those Police Car Moth caterpillars on the bluebells.

The higher I get, I find more yellow buttercups. And still higher red paintbrush.

There's a chipmunk on the trail with a mouthful of dead leaves or perhaps pine cone parts.

I get to Lake Mary expecting to find a crowd of people - the parking lot had a bunch of cars -- but only one family. Guess everyone else must be heading to Catherine Pass as am I.

I get pass Lake Mary and head to Lake Martha -- haven't run into many people yet on the trail.

I get to Lake Martha and check it out from the trail looking for any moose that may be around -- nothing.

The snow between Lake Martha and my stopping point last time is pretty much gone. Some does remain on a portion of the trail but I can get by on the trail.

Well I find my stopping point, it's still a pile of snow. And I find the trail - boy, am I glad I didn't continue that day because I would be blazing my own trail to who knows where - whew! The actual trail, instead of heading straight, wraps back around heading up and above Lake Martha.

There still is some snow in spots on the trail but people have clearly been across. I'm getting higher but I can still see the mountains behind Lake Mary and Martha. And at one point are looking down on both lakes.

I finally am entering Catherine Lakes area. (~9900ft) Mountains all around. Its really wet here and there are lots of White Marsh Marigold (saw these plants down by Dog Lake 2 weeks ago). And there's still snow in shadier spots.

I take a very wet spur trail down to Catherine Lake for a look. And then back thru the wet (and Marsh Marigolds) to the trail heading up towards the Pass. I can see Sunset Peak and there are people standing on top.

Heading back uphill to the Pass (approximately 300ft higher - 10,240ft).

I notice something little flying and it stops on the trail in front of me -- it's a lime green 'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak!!!

It's a "lifer" for me! Luckily, there is no one coming down or up the trail so I can take my time looking at it - this is exciting!

I continue up to the Pass for wonderful views down on Catherine Lake.

It's really windy up there (and cool). I'm debating on whether to keep going to Sunset Peak or head down. I decide to go to Sunset Pass. It's only 0.3 miles and a little uphill. I've been to the Pass last year - I'm going again.

After a short rocky climb, the trail becomes sandy (and still uphill). I can see new mountain peaks to the south.

To the north, a beautiful view of Catherine Lakes (and Lake Mary in the background).

I see lots of low growing masses of Spiny Phlox.

I get to Sunset Pass and the views are incredible!




























Sulpher Paintbrush is in bloom up here.

Instead of continuing down the trail to Sunset Peak, I turn right and walk on a portion of the Great Western Trail for a bit until it heads downhill; this is a perfect place/view for lunch.

Time to head back down.

As I turn the corner on the last stretch to Catherine's Pass, there are at least 20 people sitting at the Pass -- boy, I'm glad I started my hike relatively early.

I'm following an older couple down towards the lake. They stop and tell me that he just saw a fox go under the rocks. I'm thinking about staying to wait for it to come out but continue pass the couple. I look back and see that its really a marmot -- not as cool as a fox but still cool.

I see a small butterfly land on the trail -- he's mostly black with white marking. I'm really exciting because at my altitude, it's either a Grizzled Skipper or Two-banded Skipper. I don't have a good angle of it but snap a photo anyway because I have the couple just behind me and 3 folks coming up the trail.

I try to move forward for a better view and he spooks. I couldn't follow his flight. This is a "lifer" for me as well regardless of what it is. Unfortunately, I don't have a clear enough photo to ever say which species he is. :( But still exciting! (Just means I need to go back.)

So I continue down. Lots of folks coming up now. And lots of folks down at Lake Mary.

There a footbridge that cross a small stream just before the turn-off to Dog Lake. Just before I get there, I see a large brown furry animal with a long tail crossing from the stream on one side of the bridge to the other. I'm watching it as it continues up stream. He's in the Weasel family.

I decide to take a quick detour to Dog Lake. All the Marsh Marigold are gone (bloomed out). Just waiting for the summer flower bloom to begin.

Fantastic Day!!

June 24 - Lamb's Canyon

After work hike up Lamb's Canyon. It's 94 degrees in SLC, a pleasant 78 degrees at the trailhead.

I get there around 3:40pm, there are still sunny spots along the eastern side of the road and there are bflies flying. I pull off a little before the parking area to check out some flowers -- there's buckwheat in bloom and some water puddles.

The usuals N. Cloudywing, Field Crescent, Northern Checkerspot, and Northern Crescents are flying. There's a beautiful Lilac Bordered Copper hanging out

and a Russet's Skipperling fluttering about. It's driving me crazy because its flying low to the ground and just won't land for more than a 1/2 second -- but that was long enough to see the spots on its wings for a good ID.

I head up to the actual parking area and check out the mud puddle there. Lots of Dotted Blues! And the usuals. Lots of Northern Crescents out today - I was hoping one was a Pale Crescent -- but my search continues.

The trail is dappled sunlight at this point. There are some sunny spots and that's where the bflys are. Seeing Parnassians (7 total), Western Tailed Blues and Boisduvals Blue.

Lots of white geraniums now. I see another Lilac Bordered Copper on one of the geraniums.

But pretty much its a straight walk not much stopping.

They are cutting a new trail. I'm not sure why and I'm not too happy about it. They are moving the trail above the creek and making it wider. I'm just afraid that will bring mountain bikers. That's one of the reasons I like this trail: no bikes. I also like walking near the creek -- different flowers grow there because of the moisture (not to mention the butterflies like it) -- I also like walking through vegetation hovering over the trail. If they move it, that's all gone. Hmmm.... I wonder why they're doing this. :(

Towards the top, the Bluebells are in bloom now as are the White Columbine (Colorado Columbine). I see just a couple of red Paintbrush just about to bloom. There are more caterpillars on the Bluebells - I found out that they are Police Car Moth caterpillars -- and I did see alot of those flying last summer.

The view from the top was pretty. I could see a little storm cloud above the city dropping rain -- but the rain's not hitting the ground.

Time to head home.

June 22 - Clayton Peak

This is a new area for me today - so I'm really excited. I actually tried on Saturday but when I got there, all the parking was taken. I supposed I could've parked along the road but quite honestly this road made my stomach turn - very steep drop-off and a curvy road. (The only other time that's happened to me was going to Mt Evans in CO - a total white-knuckler.) So trying to maneuver up there was totally out of the question. In fact instead of turning around, I started down the now gravel road to Park City. Fortunately for me, there was a closed side road and I was able to turn my car around (and not lose my breakfast). The exciting part of that journey was seeing an animal (maybe deer, elk -- possibly but unlikely moose) run across one of the mountain sides.

But I came back today!! The road I turn on is Guardsman Pass. It connects Big Cottonwood Canyon near the Brighton Ski Resort (i.e., end of the canyon) to Park City. The road is paved on the Big Cottonwood side but gravel towards Park City. The Pass is at elevation 9920 ft. The road is not maintained during the winter but is open for snowshoeing, x-country skiing and snow mobiles.

It's kinda sunny, kinda cloudy this morning -- about 54 degrees. I get there around 9:00 (same as yesterday) and there are only a few cars in the parking area. Yes, my stomach was turning even when parking because if you pull up too far, .... its a long way down. :)

It's a pretty view from the parking lot -- I can see the road for most of the way to Park City. Then its a heavy pine forest and some peaks. Across the road is a mountain -- bald, no trees -- with a trail going up it and along its side. Will have to investigate for a possible hike later this summer/fall.

Time to start this adventure.  There are actually 2 trails, one going left crossing the mountain, not sure where it goes but its not where I'm heading which is a 1/2 mile, 500 ft climb to Peak 10,420 (yes, its at an elevation of 10,420 ft). And its steep!!

The trail is a mix of dirt trail, dirt/rocks trail and rocky trail. I'm not blazing up the trail, just taking my time, making sure of good footing and looking and enjoying the sights. Lots of yellow wallflower, red paintbrush and a small white mustard plants (lots of them). There's also a plant with a yellow flower which looks like it may be from the Parsley family but the leaves of the plant don't resemble what I know as Parsley. (A lady I met later thought it may be from the Buckwheat family --  it was quite common.)

Lots of little side trails but they all connect back up to the main trail -- I think they just let people pick alternate routes in case they don't like where they are heading.

There's one flowery section that I really like looking towards Park City.

Its on a little hill which I took a side trail too (I'm hoping this is 10420 Peak -- because the trail from here, gets really steep!! But I don't think it is.)

There's a dead tree that looks quite pretty in the morning sky.

Still higher, there a section of yellow buttercups that blanket the slope. This section was under snow not too longer ago because there's still snow around.

Still climbing.

I'm high enough now I can see where the other trail at the start is heading, there's a nice lake down there. With a little island!

Still climbing and seeing more snow. Thankfully all of it so far is off the trail. I can now see a 2nd lake down below.

I can see 2 peaks, the one in front of me has snow blocking its path. So I go right trying to get around it and I get a sneak peak of the grand view that I'm heading towards -- not too shabby.

I make my way around the snow and back to a trail. I look back over the snow and the view is not too bad either.

The trail seems to be going around the peak -- I want to go up. I'm ready to make my own route when a find a side trail. I also meet 3 people (a man and 2 women) coming the opposite way along the main trail. I ask if this is Clayton Peak. They weren't sure but they all thought it was Peak 10420 (boy, it seemed I went further than a 1/2 mile!!) They said they were just around the corner enjoying the view and now heading back down.

I just continue up towards the Govt Marker at the top. And oh my, what a view!!

This overlooks the Solitude and part of the Brighton Ski resorts to the south. And I can see mountain tops that I can't see from below!

There's a couple of Western White butterflies flying -- at 10,420 ft!!! They are hilltopping!

There are a couple of peaks to my left. Clayton Peak is the one on the right.

And then there's the view back towards the parking area.

And the lake below.

But there's a couple of large cairns up the trail to my left so I head there.

The cairns are a little higher up but the view is the same -- spectacular!!

There's a chipmunk up there -- he seems larger than the one's below (probably a little extra fur to keep warm up there).

I work my way back down to the spot where I think the people I met a few minutes ago where resting. Not too shabby.

There's more snow to deal with on the trail so I think Clayton Peak will have to wait until another day.

I see a yellow/black swallowtail fly by me on the way down. It could be an Anise but it looked different - a little more black than an Anise. I would have loved to chase it but the trail is too steep and rocky for that.

I met a husband & wife on the way down -- they were on their way up. The man had a little girl 3'sh yr old on his back and the lady was carrying a baby. The little girl was cute because they saw 3 moose crossing the trail before they started up -- she was really excited! They told me that the side trail below headed down to one of the lakes I saw. I need to check that out.

I make it down and take the other trail which is nice and flat. I see another white butterfly -- this one's a Large Marble.

Lots of pretty patches of flowers along the way. Too bad its now cloudy because it would be interesting to see what bflies are out around 10K ft.

I make it to the lake. It's surrounded by pine. There is still snow in spots along the lake.

I was hoping to see some moose -- maybe next time.

This was fun! I want to come back in a few weeks when more flowers are blooming.

June 20 - Mormon Trail

After a high of around 45 with rain on Tues (and snow in the mountains), its finally back to some more seasonal temps (mid-80s).

A little cloudy this morning but I'm heading to the Mormon Trail - was going to do a mountain trail but was a little slow moving this morning.

The day starts off right as they FINALLY graded the dirt road to the trailhead. It was so holey and bumpy (and getting worse) that I was thinking of not coming back. Now I don't have to worry about that.

I've come here many times and have never seen cows in the range land but today they are there. And I had to even o around a few in the middle of the road.

It was 63 at the trailhead at 10am - and cloudy. Wasn't expecting much with respect to bflys as even I was a little chilly (it was damp) - but time will tell. Started the trail with 2 Goldfinch.

White Yarrow, Goat's Beard (big dandelion-like seed head), cinquefoil and lupine are in bloom. There are few bflys flying (just a few) - I see a Boisduval's Blue, my Relict Frit, Northern Checkerspots and for the first time this year on this trail -- Weidemeyer's Admirals (lots of them today).

The prize on the way out -- Purplish Copper -- he was hard to follow but he finally landed.

There is White & Pink Geraniums blooming as well as the Mountain Wild Hollyhock - a pretty delicate pink flower).

I was noticing a lot of the grass was flattened and couldn't figure out why. I need to figure this out.

Spot a couple of chipmunks.

I get to the camp and notice Western Coneflowers are starting to bloom - they have no petals (called rayless composites).

The yellow monkeyflowers in the wet areas are also blooming. Dragonflies are out. And not only is the grass flattened in spots but many young trees are also bent over. Hmmm.

As I'm moving trees out of my way on the trail, it finally hits me, Park City (just a hop from here had snow on Tuesday -- bet the flattened grass and the bent trees are from the snow as well -- I'm buying that theory).

About the 3 mile mark, the sun finally comes out - the butterflies should start picking up soon.

Get to my lunch bench in record time -- there wasn't many butterflies to slow me down. The little Spring pond is mostly dried up -- will check the muddy spots for bflys after lunch.

I watch a ground squirrel standing outside his hole while I eat. He stood there the whole time I ate lunch staring in the distance.

Went down to pond -- found a Lilac Bordered Copper, a Dotted Blue, and a few Northern Cloudywings in some of the muddier areas.

Time to head back -- perfectly sunny now. And the bflies are out -- Commas, tons of Mourning Cloaks, a few Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Common Checkered Skippers, Dreamy Duskywings, Relict Frits, Swallowtails, Clodius Parnassian (I see about 9 of them) , etc...

A swallowtail finally stops -- he's a Two-Tailed.

The Frits are out.

Got a little excited on the way back as I'm looking for a Pale Crescent -- I have never seen one and it has been recorded near here. I see a Crescent (it's not a Northern Crescent) and I'm pretty excited that it may be one. Problem is that I forget about the Mylitta Crescent that flies here -- and that's what it ended up being. (Maybe next time.)

Another great day (over 20 species of bflies seen).

June 15 - Lake Mary & Martha

The goal today is Catherine's Pass which is above the Brighton Ski Resort. If I make it, depending on snow conditions, I'm thinking of heading down into the Uinta Basin -- the access road is still closed so hiking is a short-cut OR up to Sunset Peak.

It was a cool day in SLC yesterday barely reaching 70 and a very cool night. It was 57 when I left my house this morning -- 49 up at Brighton (ele ~8750ft) and cloudy (but no rain in the forecast). There are a few cars in the parking lot at 10am but I see no one heading up the trail.

To Lake Mary (the first lake) it's about a 765ft climb in a bout 1 mile. The trail only exists after the ski season ends as it is part of the ski runs. Lots of Avalanche Lilies blooming and a few bluebells.

There's still some snow on the slope but the trail is clear so far.

There's a chipmunk scavenging on the trail in front of me -- he sure does have a long tail.

As the trail heads into the woods, I start to run into snow on the trail (in parts) -- its hard packed so not to bad to walk on.

I pass the trail to Dog Lake (I'll hit that on the way home) and start the last little push to Lake Mary. Lots of snow on the rocky slopes here. The sun is starting to peak out now.

I get to Lake Mary and she's beautiful as usual. Still snow on the mts surrounding her. I take some time to explore a little before continuing onto Lake Martha.

The trail turns around the mountain and there's much more snow on the trail. But I can tell where people have walked (the snow is dirty and there are footsteps) so I keep going. The trail is now in the woods and all I really see is snow. I ask a Dad/Mom/Son coming the other direction how far they went -- they said Catherine Lake and that's its alternates between a snowy and dirt trail along the way. So I go on, passing Lake Martha (which I've never been down too -- maybe on the way back).

The trail is snowy on the other side of Lake Martha but I'm still following tracks in the snow but they are getting fewer and then they stop.

I know I'm not that far from Lake Catherine but there's no trail to follow. I'm so close ....  but I don't know the trail well enough to blaze it myself so I turn around.

Some of the snow piles I crossed were pretty steep so I do a little purposeful feet skiiing down them -- its easier than trying to walk down.

I make my way back to the Lake Martha turn-off and head down. Another very pretty lake tucked into mountain range. I look for moose but find only tracks. But its a great spot for lunch --- I only hear the birds singing.

After lunch, it's down to Lake Mary -- still only a few people here. I know it's Father's Day but I was expecting more people.

As I turn to head to Dog Lake, I see lots of people heading up.

Dog Lake is a smaller lake which probably comes close to drying up over the summer but its still very pretty. There are a lot of Marsh Marigolds around the lake -- quite beautiful.

I try to walk around the lake and 2 ground squirrels are playing and running right towards me. They finally sense my presence, stop and then resume chasing each other heading in the opposite direction.

The trail doesn't go around, at least for today. I run into a big rock and lots of snow, so I head back.

On the way down, I see my only bfly for today and it's a Frit.

And I see Gray Headed Junco -- little gray bird with a tan patch on its shoulder -- he seemed to be chasing ground squirrels.

Great day!

June 13 - Lamb's Canyon

It's early Friday (which is not as good as off-Friday but it works) and a very pleasant 77 degrees and sunny, time for a quick after work hike  up Lamb's Canyon.

Last time I was here, there was still snow in the upper shadier parts, don't think it will be there today.

As I drive down the curvy canyon road to the small parking lot, I see a dirty white colored bfly -- the Clodius Parnassians are flying today - yea!!!

I was surprised to see 3 cars in the parking area -- it's Friday afternoon at 2:30 but I'm happy.

I first check out the muddy area next to the parking lot. We haven't had rain in quite some time so I was happy to see water and mud. And extremely happy to see 4 Dotted Blues!!!! (First time for the year and 1st time for this location.)

The mud was actually not very active, perhaps its because of the time of day or simply this brood of Duskywings and Blues is done --- just waiting for the next generation - which for some, is next Spring.

There were a couple of Northern Cloudywing, an old Field Crescent, a Sagebrush Checkerspot and a few Western Tailed Blue. A very small bfly caught my eye so I follow it. It lands on a blowing piece of tall grass - its so small I wasn't sure what it was. But fortunately, the bfly was calm and I was able to grab the top of the grass blade so it won't move back and forth in the wind -- its a very tiny Spring Azure!!!

I check in back of the bathroom, it usually has a bunch of flowers and lots of bflys but its really dry and nothing is blooming or flying. :(

Time for the hike. As I cross the creek, I look at the bushes that are blooming with fragrant white flowers and there's a Weidemeyer's Admiral nectaring. (It's the first one I've seen this year and the only one for today.)

Well, the trail is definitely more lush than last time. Lots of geranium and bluebells blooming on the lower portions. The lupine are blooming now as well. The spots of yellow are the Arnica.

There's a good number of bflies out but many of them are just zipping down the trail --- that's frustrating for me. But I do see some more Dotted Blues, Cloudywings and my 1st Northern Checkerspot of the season.

I'm seeing a good number of Parnassians flying too -- I like that - just need one to stop.

The White Columbine are in various stages of bloom. There are some white rockets (all closed up) and some really nice blooms.

I see a Frit land on some of the blooming bushes. I really wish I could confidently ID these -- there are only 2 I feel confident about. I've half convinced myself these are Northwestern Frit but they maybe Callipe (or any of the other 4-5 that fly here).

As I get higher, there are more Commas flying (a mixture of Hoary and Satyr).

I finally get to a mud puddle -- there's another Frit, a Northern Cloudywing and a few Western Tailed Blues and Spring Azures.

And finally a Parnassian comes in and lands -- great look at both the upper and lower wings. Love its yellow head -- looks like its all covered in pollen.

Further up I see a small dark bfly. Of course he lands high in the bushes. I'm thinking he might be a Hairstreak --- after further review of the photo, its a Brown Elfin. I see another one further up the trail.

Still higher on the trail, the Meadow Rue is in bloom with its dangling tassels.

There are lots of Mitrewort and Baneberry - some with puffy white balls of flowers, others post-bloom. The forest looks great with all the Baneberry in bloom!

The last 1/4 mile, there are still some Spring Beauties in bloom, lots of white violets along with the Baneberry. (This was under snow a couple weeks back.)

I'm finally at the top. Lots of plant life just not much blooming. The trees are all leafed out - kinda blocking the view. The tall mountains in the distance still have a little bit of snow on them. And the city, well, its very hazy.

After a brief stop, time to head down.

The trail is pretty shady now -- after just after 4pm when I head down.

Along the way I see snake -- looks like a garter snake. And a Parnassian spread out flat on a flower -- perfect upperwing shot.

Very few bflies out now -- too shady.

I also see a caterpillar on the bluebells. I saw these last year and never pursued what it finally turns into. I need to find someone who can answer that question because its not in my caterpillar book and I can't find anything on Net that has a bluebell as a host plant. This guy is feeding on a leaf and their frass below.

Great trip!!

June 8, 2014 - Lake Solitude

Supposed to be a gorgeous day in SLC today - mid-70s (not too common in June). I'm looking for a pretty easy day hiking (sore knee) so I'm heading back up Big Cottonwood Canyon to Silver Lake. Its the same location as last week-end except today I'm going to Lake Solitude (it's only 1.1 miles to the lake).

I actually get going earlier than normal for me just before 9am. Only a couple of cars in the parking area --- but 3 cars followed me in -- all one family.

Its about 50 degrees which isn't bad but there's a pretty strong wind blowing so on goes the fleece.

I head down the right side of Silver Lake to make it to the trail first -- I'm hoping I'll get the Lake all to myself. Lots of birds chirping this morning.

I head up the same trail as last week but at the split, take the Lake Solitude sign. What a difference a week makes! The Avalanche Lilies are still blooming (although they are now fading) but the piles of snow I had to climb down last week are all but gone -- easy hiking. It's still early so I'm looking for moose or deer.

There is a small yellow flower that's about to burst open but I see them in only one location. When the aspen forest turns to a pine forest, I start seeing snow again. Just patches of snow (some pretty large) and the trail is also covered. Its a patch of snow then clear, patch of snow, then clear probably for about a 1/2 mile. The snow is hard so I can quick step across. But as always, when I get too confident, I sink to my shin.

I start hearing flowing water but I can't find where it is coming from - somehow I think it's overflow from the lake because I have to be getting near it.

I do see a couple who I assume are by the lake. One more snow crossing and I should be there. I pass them on the trail -- they are trail runners. I ask about moose but they only saw deer.

When I get to the lake -- it's all mine. A little lake surrounded on 2.5 sides by mountains. The mountain I'm looking at still has snow (and a ski lift). The lake is very calm and reflects the mountain.

I take the trail to the right and find out the source of the water flow -- it is the overflow from the lake running down the hill. A little footbridge allows me to cross. There's a little path heading thru the willows (which are blooming - little fuzzy round things) to the lake. Pretty awesome view.

The trail leads to an access road so I turn around and start to head around the other side of the lake. I didn't see this earlier but there are small red Indian Paintbrush in bloom next to the yellow Wallflower.

Wasn't expecting these considering this was snow-covered not so long ago - but I like. To get around the "top" of the lake I had to walk the whole way across snow -- again hard-packed. Some pretty nice views across the lake.

I get to the other side (and out of the snow) and head uphill to a little trail for a pretty decent look at the lake in it's bowl. And the snow that still is on the mountain. I cross the far side to the access road, back across the footbridge and to the trail. I stop to soak the whole experience in (and there's still no one else at the lake - yea!!!)

I head back down and meet a lady almost at the lake. She's a little nervous about continuing because of the snow but I tell her, she's almost there and its worth it.

And then I meet another couple heading to the lake. And still further down the trail, I meet the family who parked next to me -- probably 12-15 of them heading to the lake. I definitely had good timing today.

I get back to Silver Lake -- lots more people now and finish the loop of the lake. I find Shooting Stars in bloom along the lake; they were not here last week.

I hear some movement alongside the trail and stop. I bend to look into the leaf-less brush and see a ground squirrel. I stay perfectly still and instead of running he cautiously comes up onto the trail. He's looking around and appears to spook a couple of times but stays on the trail. I'm 2-3 feet from him. I very slowly stand-up and grab my camera and get off a couple of shots before he leaves. Pretty cool!

I find Buttercups in bloom further up the trail.

And watch a couple of Mallard ducks feeding -- one with his feet in the air.

And then there's the other Mallard sound asleep in the late morning sun.

Another great day!!